Nations and Nationalisms: A Short Introduction

by Kaustav Chakraborty

This volume is a comprehensive introduction to the idea of the nation, and offers a critical engagement with the contending manifestations of nationhood. Nations and Nationalisms provides an exhaustive overview of various theories and theorists of nationalism – from classical thinkers such as Marx and Max Weber to contemporary intellectuals like Foucault and Yael Tamir. It contextualises nationalisms by analysing a range of issues – such as globalisation, transnationalism, subnationalisms, stateless nationalisms, neo\-nationalism and the cyberstate – and focuses specifically on the debates on nation\-building in India.\n\nA separate chapter surveys Indian English fiction\x27s negotiations with nationalism. Drawing on numerous examples from around the world, the book charts the permutations and transformations in the conceptual space of the nation.

204 pages, Paperback

Published June 12, 2021

Reviews

[Mahender Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

An introduction to nation and Nationalisms , good one but would have been better had the writer would have tried to limit references.
The poorest chapter is that of Narrating the Nation which is about English and translated to English literature on Indian nation.
It seems just a compilation of names of books and writers.